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Very nice...but

I stayed with my boyfriend for only one night. The hotel is located about a 5 minute walk from the main train station, but a good 20 minute walk from the main shopping area and the old town.
Its quite a nice walk along the lake though.
The area where the hotel is located is not great, i didnt feel unsafe, but there were guys selling drugs and prostitutes a few streets away. So maybe if you are a young family you might think of another hotel.
The hotel itself is really nice. With Indian inspired interiors and incense burning. Rooms are really nice, comfy bed and large bathroom with a bath.
Noise insulation could be better...we couldnt hear our neighbours but the maids made so much banging.
Another thing that could improve is the state of the corridors when the maids clean. They have trolleys, laundry and towels in the hallway, which means it is like an obstacle course to get to your room!! Also not good if there was a fire.
Breakfast was good. But i think the staff could be a little better. Everytime i wanted something i had to go and ask for it. They seemed to be a little lost doing their job....i mean its not like its a big breakfast room. It only seats 20 people!
Overall, a nice hotel but could with some small improvements. But no complaints about the room or cleanliness...I stayed with my boyfriend for only one night. The hotel is located about a 5 minute walk from the main train station, but a good 20 minute walk from the main shopping area and the old town. Its quite a nice walk along the lake though.

The area where the hotel is located is not great, i didnt feel unsafe, but there were guys selling drugs and prostitutes a few streets away. So maybe if you are a young family you might think of another hotel.

The hotel itself is really nice. With Indian inspired interiors and incense burning. Rooms are really nice, comfy bed and large bathroom with a bath. Noise insulation could be better...we couldnt hear our neighbours but the maids made so much banging. Another thing that could improve is the state of the corridors when the maids clean. They have trolleys, laundry and towels in the hallway, which means it is like an obstacle course to get to your room!! Also not good if there was a fire.

Breakfast was good. But i think the staff could be a little better. Everytime i wanted something i had to go and ask for it. They seemed to be a little lost doing their job....i mean its not like its a big breakfast room. It only seats 20 people!

Overall, a nice hotel but could with some small improvements. But no complaints about the room or cleanliness or service. All were very good.More

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Stayed: October 2013, travelled as a couple

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Ask Pinkpeonie about Hotel Kipling - Manotel Geneva

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Everything excellent as a typical urban 3 star hotel, with the room well equiped and much bigger than expected. Provides parking at pretty good price for downtown (30 CHF for overnight til next 16:00, in backyard).The location, although very convenient for eating, shopping and commuting by train, but didn't know it's kind of nightspot and a area that african and indian immigrants gethers. My wife feels unsafty walking outside in eveningtime.

Stayed: October 2013, travelled as a couple

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We have just returned from this hotel as a party of 7 adults. The hotel is very clean and the rooms (we all agreed) were very comfortable and well equipped for our stay. We did not eat breakfast at the hotel but McCafe 2 minutes walk away had delicious freshly baked croissants and good coffee. The area is a little seedy, had not realised we were so close to it. But it in no way affected our stay. As expected everywhere was expensive. We took advantage of the 15% discount on the sister hotel Edelweiss on the Saturday night. It was typical Swiss cottage style with fondue food. With traditional Swiss entertainment. We had a great time. An advantage of Geneva is the free transportation card issued at the hotel. Use the boats, trams and buses to travel around the city and the train to the airport. Don't forget to pick up your free travel voucher in arrivals for your journey into the city centre.

Stayed: October 2013, travelled with friends

Ask Scowler782 about Hotel Kipling - Manotel Geneva

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Hotel offers good quality at a reasonable for price. Room and bathroom were clean, size reasonable and bed was comfy. Hotel is conveniently located near the train station and public transit (public transit pass provided by hotel). My husband was working and with directions from the front desk staff, I walked to the old town (bit of a walk - some people may prefer public transit) and took public transit to the UN & Red Cross as well as CERN. While the neighbourhood is not as grand as the waterfront area (closer to the old town), I felt safe and it was very easy to get around. In the evening we either ate at the old town and walked back to the hotel or found a good local restaurant near the hotel.

Stayed: August 2013, travelled on business

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Ask slowcyclist about Hotel Kipling - Manotel Geneva

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We booked this hotel through our preferred online booking.com-pany 3 months before we were due to arrive in Geneva. We (foolishly, as it turned out) thought that by booking early, we would get a better price. Silly us -more later.

Even so, at the time of booking we were dismayed to find that a 3-star hotel, in what others have described as a "seedier" part of Geneva, could ask as much as A$200 per night for a standard room without breakfast. We were aware that most ordinary travelers (that is, those living without the benefits of huge salaries and expense accounts) have found Geneva to be an expensive place to stay. Now, having stayed there, we have to agree.

The hotel itself is about 10 minutes walk from Gare Cornavin along the Rue de Lausanne. Our room was on the third floor overlooking the car-park and overnight proved to be very quiet. It was a standard room with a king-size bed, and it was comfortably and pleasantly furnished with a small table and arm-chairs. Free Wi-Fi (54Mb/s) was part of the tariff, as was a small bar-fridge which offered grossly overpriced drinks and snacks. Tea and coffee were offered, but the choice was limited to a Nescafe powder and one type of tea-bag, with a miserable 3 milk sachets.

On the pillows were a welcoming small bar of Toblerone (nice) and we were pleased to see that the LCD TV had access to heaps of English channels from CNN, the BBC, and ITV.

The en-suite too was very good - tissues, illuminated make-up/shaving mirror, bath and shower. (But watch out for the handbasin hot water tap being "on" when rotated clockwise...) My wife was dismayed however to find no "apres-shampooing" (conditioner) was supplied - a major bummer for her!

As for the "seedy" location, all Saturday and Sunday the adjacent side-streets were full of flea-markets and local bands, which certainly offered a colourful atmosphere. As for us, we hung onto our wallets and purses...

However, the major disappointment for us came when we discovered that had we directly booked with the hotel only two weeks prior to our stay, we could have saved A$40 on the accommodation bill and even had breakfast included. So, fellow travelers, take heed: do NOT rely on just one online booking.com-pany, do check the actual hotel local websites. Sometimes booking early does NOT get you the best rate!

Room Tip: Rooms overlooking the car-park are quietest by night.

Stayed: September 2013, travelled as a couple

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Ask OnceBittenMelbourne about Hotel Kipling - Manotel Geneva

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My wife and I liked the hotel, modern and clean with a friendly front desk staff and they offered discount restaurant coupons at other nearby Manotel hotels, a nice touch. We also liked being within walking distance of the train station and lake front but the location itself is in a changing area which can be scary, especially at night. But we did not have any problems so overall the stay was good and the rates very reasonable.

Stayed: September 2013, travelled as a couple

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